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The key to a clean house is organization!
As I stood in my living room surveying the mess or should I say the disaster. I have Bipolar Disorder and I'm not the most organized person. But, I knew I had to "Clean it and Keep it Clean". If I couldn't do that, I would certainly lose my kids for good. I couldn't let that happen, I was willing to do anything I had to, to stop that.
I sat down and started writing out a plan, the plan worked. REMEMBER, to do this and make it work, you have to REALLY WANT IT.
Break the house into sections, determine which room is the biggest problem. My biggest problem was the kitchen. Save your biggest problem for last. The momentum of seeing the other rooms clean will carry you. This is how I did my order:
Living Room
Dining Room
Kids Rooms(X2)
Kids Bathroom
Master Bedroom and Bath
Laundry Room
Kitchen
I took a notebook and wrote the name of each room at the top of the page. Add closets and storage areas as were needed. Each room was done with a formula.
Write down a step by step plan for each room. As you do each item check it off.
Get three trash bags, one is for trash, one is for clothes to keep, and the last one is for clothes to give away. Use as many bags as you need. Keep working, dont give up.
Before long all of the dishes were done, and all I had left to do was wipe down counters and sweep and mop.
And it was finished, the house was clean, and I liked what I saw.
Now, all I had to do was KEEP IT CLEAN!!!!!!!!
Once your house is clean, it will be very easy to take pride in it. You probably don't have near as much to lose as I did. Losing your kids will make you do just about anything. It can be done, it is just a matter of retraining yourself and breaking some old habits.
Good Luck, you can do this, and you deserve a house you are proud for anyone to come and visit. Oh yes, by the way, MY HOUSE IS STILL CLEAN!!!
If you want a copy of the Clean Workbook, and a step by step instruction of how to do this. Also, the book that tells my story and how I got well! "Bipolar Disorder Doesn't Have to be Depressing!!" Go to Bookstore Or go straight to CCNOW order page, and see what else is available!
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